"Crossing the starting line may be an act of courage, but crossing the finish line is an act of faith.  Faith is what keeps us going when nothing else will.  Faith will give you victory over your past, the demons in your soul, and all of those voices that tell you what you can and cannot be." - John Bingham

Welcome to Aggieland Homeschool Athletics (AHA), we are delighted you have joined us...Aggieland Homeschool Panthers XC and Track is a coed competitive running team for Middle School students (grades 6-8) and High School students (grades 9 through 12), that are educated at home. We compete in public, private school, and State meets.  Fall season is Cross Country (XC) and the Spring season is Track & Field.  You are invited to join in the fun for one or both seasons.

Cross Country running is a unique sport. A sport without half-time, without time outs, and everyone on the team competes. Cross Country is a running sport that takes place outside in the fall part of the year on varying terrains. What makes Cross Country different to any other running competition is the course. Courses could consist of open terrain, grass, mud, sand, and even vary in hills. Cross Country lends itself to team as well as individual sport competition. In the team format, points are rewarded for the position achieved by each member in the overall race.  Scoring is different than any other sport; the less points each team has is better. Cross Country races require a mass start for all race competitors which leads directly to a narrow terrain. Each team is allotted an equal amount of space along the starting line. Usually the top eight runners compete at Varsity level and the remaining of the team compete at Junior Varsity. 

Distances

Varsity Boys - 5k, 3 miles

Junior Varsity Boys - 3k to 5k, 2 to 3 miles depending on meet

Varsity Girls - 3k, 2 miles

Junior Varsity Girls - 3k, 2 miles

Middle School Boys & Girls - 1 mile to 2 miles, depending on runners age and the meet

HS & MS 1st practice will begin August 6, 2018 6:30am - 7:30am 

Practices will be at Tanglewood Park in Bryan on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 6:30am - 7:30am. Thursday mornings we will meet at Wolf Pen Creek Park, off of Dartmouth St. (next to the Arts Council.) Starting August 6, 2018.

Please check out all the links on the left: handbook, registration, schedule, fees, blog site. There you will find all of the important information about our FALL season!

If you have further questions concerning Cross Country, please email aggielandrunningclub@gmail.com